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Portfolio race picks up ahead of CM oath
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
|November 19, 2025
Nitish Kumar on Tuesday took stock of preparations for the oath-taking ceremony scheduled at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan at llam on Thursday even as allies Janata Dal (United) and Bharatiya Janata Party negotiated for key portfolios and the position of speaker ahead of their respective legislature party meetings.
Chief minister Nitish Kumar inspects preparations for the oath ceremony at Patna's Gandhi Maidan, on Tuesday.
(SANTOSH KUMAR/HT)
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